The punctuation mark \.
Used erroneously in reference to, or in reading out, the ordinary slash, that is, the punctuation mark /.
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To escape (a metacharacter) by prepending a backslash that serves as an escape character, thereby forming an escape sequence.
A good time; an enjoyable moment.
An explosion, especially for the purpose of destroying a mass of rock, etc.
The exhaust steam from an engine, driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense draught through the fire; also, any draught produced by the blast.
An immature or undifferentiated cell (e.g., lymphoblast, myeloblast).
A violent gust of wind.
A loud, sudden sound.
A sudden, pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight.
A hit of a recreational drug from a pipe.
A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the mouth, etc.
The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace.
An explosive charge for blasting.
A promotional message sent to an entire mailing list.
A flatulent disease of sheep.
To show displeasure or disappointment: damn
To curse; to damn.
To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion).
To make a loud noise.
To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.
To shoot; kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.
To shatter, as if by an explosion.
To criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.
To shoot, especially with an energy weapon (as opposed to one which fires projectiles).
To blight or wither.
To bring destruction or ruin on; to destroy.
To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool).